those that had lines up front is coming up next with mark lamont, hell ah and the united states constitution holds the separation of church and state as sacrosanct. it's a pillar of american democracy and a poor facet of its identity. however, in recent years has been an undercurrent of religious rhetoric and symbology, permeating political discourse. christian nationalism is a term you might have heard on the news or in speeches from some on the right. but what is it really in, is it on the rise this week and an up front special? we take a closer look at christian nationalism and how it's affecting politics and civil rights in the united states. ah, joining us to discuss this is anthia butler, chair of religious studies at the university of pennsylvania, an author of white evangelical racism, the politics of morality in america. amanda tyler, executive director of the baptist joint committee and contributing author to the christian nationalism and the january 6th insurrection report. and kristen do may professor of history at calvin university and author of jesus and john wayne, how white e

thursday morning, jerry schilling on profamily issues in the lead up to the november election and mark lamont hill a temple university professor on recent polling of black voters heading into the midterm elections. watch washington journal live at seven about eastern thursday morning -- sunday morning on c-span or c-span now our free mobile voip. join the conversation -- video app. >> campaign 2022 sunday starts with the california governor's race. at night are called p.m. eastern a debate between gavin newsom and his republican challenger in san francisco. watch it on c-span. at 10:00 p.m. sunday, we had to washington state where democratic senator patty murray is against republican challenger tiffany smiley. we show you a debate between the two candidates hosted by gonzaga university in spokane, washington. watch both online on c-span.org or c-span now our free video app. sunday night on q&a, writer and filmmaker william doyle, author of "titan of the senate" talks about the life and career of the longest-serving republican senator in history, orrin hatch of utah. he died in april 2022. mr.